Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Master of the Political Dark Arts Complains About Dark Politics

"You've had a series of things which send signals that tell people that it's okay to hate the president."

This is rich, given that Gingrich was the principal driver of a more focused demonization strategy in GOP politics. In his infamous 1996 GOPAC Memo, he advised fellow Republicans to overcome their hesitation to use harsh words to describe their opponents. He went as far as creating a list of words they should use. A sample follows: